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Saturday, September 26, 2015

Sunday Post #110

This week kinda flew by. The weather was nice- 70's and sunny during the day and cool at night. A nice start to fall. I got a bit of reading in and some binging on Netflix as well. I reviewed Red Rackham's Treasure and a Star Wars book Lost Stars. I also reviewed Dark Matter (one of my favorite shows) and discussed another chapter of A Dance with Dragons. A pretty good week all around.

I started watching Continuum on Netflix. And I gave Bloodline a try- some are saying it's the best show on Netflix. I don't know but it is interesting. It's a slow burn drama about secrets and lies set in the Florida Keys. It kind of has a noirish feel to it. The pace is slow but I've heard the payoff is good- I'm about halfway through it.

Also, I changed my Twitter handle to @GregsBookHaven. Just wanted to let everyone know... I haven't been on Twitter much lately but hope to use it more going forward.

Quote of the day

BOOKISH NEWS:
What if the Star Wars books were pulp thrillers? You can check out the artists site here.

SciFi Month banners and badges are here, you can see the choices at Rinn Reads. Here are a few- which should I use? Hmm...

NEW ARRIVALS/ UPCOMING READS:

BLOGOSPHERE:
Blindspot started this week. Did anyone watch it- and if so, what did you think?

45 comments:

The pulp fiction Star Wars covers are hilarious! So true to both genres! I've been curious about Bloodline because I've heard that it's great but haven't gotten to it yet. I'm not sure what I think about slow burn drama but it's definitely worth checking out. Have a great week!

I haven't heard of Bloodline. I'll wait until you finish and see what you think. Those noir Star Wars covers are a hoot. I like the round Sci Fi Month logo with the white text and the rectangular one with the white text.

What do you think of Continuum? I've watched the first 3 seasons (I think s4 was on air just recently and it was to be the final?). I'm struggling a little to remember but have a vague feeling I felt a bit disappointed with the show from the end of s2 or during s3.

I could identify so much with that Unread Books video and now that I'm getting my ARCs under control, my next step is to read my own stack of bought books. The amount of fantastic sounding books that I have just lying around is crazy!I haven't heard much about Bloodline but I'll keep it in mind. It sounds like something I'd like.Have a great week Greg.

I tried Bloodline but couldn't stay with it. I have so many shows I'm watching already and more starting back up soon.I buy a lot of books and never seem to have the time to read them. I'm now working on that, setting time aside to read one or two a week and trying not to add to the stack. Good luck with that, right? LOL

I'm planning on watching Blindspot, will let you know. Those pulp covers LOL are great! and just in case you wanted my opinion, the rectangle sci fi with white text is my fave. Have a great week and happy reading :)

I'll have to check out your review of that Star Wars book. I haven't read any star wars book so far, but I started readign the prequel trilogy this week. There are so many books set in the star wars universum it's a bit overwhelming and I am not sure whether I want to read them all. Those star wars pulp thriller covers are done pretty well! I hope you'll have a great week!

I agree, I never read many star Wars books because there were so many, and I heard people say some were good and some not so good. It seems the new ones are getting mixed reviews too. Oh well. I did get a kick out of those retro covers!

Bloodline was interesting, I was hooked by halfway through and had to see what would happen next. You know a show is good when you start hating certain characters, or making comments to yourself after they do something. LOL. I'm curious where S2 will go...

Omg, those Star Wars covers lolol I want them! As far as the banners go, I like the 1st one. I'd really like the 2nd one but I'm not a fan of letters missing some of their parts. And the quote of the day is one my husband said just the other day. o.O LOL Have a great week!

I thought it was OK too, not great. Agree about Jamie Alexander, I think she'll be great in that role. I hope they come up with some good stories- I have to admit I'm curious why they would tattoo her like that. Will it make sense?

Love those pulp fiction covers even though not a huge Star Wars fan! :) I DVRed Blindspot and watched it the other day, it was actually better than I thought it would be..lots of action, it will get DVRed again. :) I also enjoyed Rosewood and The Player (though that was is kind of confusing..not sure what gambling has to do with things...lol)

I watched Bloodline but it definitely isn't the best show. It's...ok. Something to pass the time - the plot is interesting enough but if it comes back I don't think I'll bother watching it. If people are really saying it's the best show maybe I missed something lol!

Sounds like you had a great reading week! I felt like this week flew by too, but I managed to get a lot of things done that I needed to. Hope you have a great week this week!Thanks for stopping by the The Local Muse

Blindspot was really good. I like the action and how some secrets have been revealed already. I love those covers! Princess Lea has always been seen as a sex symbol so these covers are not shocking lol. Have a great week Greg!

I love the Pulp Star Wars covers! They are so well done. I'll have to check out the LotR videos as well as the Yavin one, I've avoided the Jakku video when it came out so I probably need to check that out too. I hope you have a good week Greg

I've been really enjoying those Star Wars ambient sounds videos, there are so many and they're fun! Some are pulled from the game I think. The Dagobah one is cool. LOL. I thought the Jakku video was pretty cool. although I wanted more!

I've just signed up to Netflix myself, and I have a feeling I'm going to go a little crazy! I had no idea they had both TV shows and movies... Needless to say, on dark winter nights, I will probably binge-watch some shows. And some movies :)I hope you're having a fantastic week, Greg!

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